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Exploring the tension between individual freedom and contemporary societal trends, Peter Augustine Lawler presents a compelling critique of technocracy and libertarianism. Drawing on insights from thinkers like Plato and Tocqueville, he advocates for a vision of humanity centered on work, love, and self-governance. With sharp wit, he addresses the challenges of modern higher education and the pitfalls of democratic excess, promoting a balanced approach to liberal education that embraces both technology and genuine intellectual diversity.

The essays compiled in this collection were originally presented at a colloquium held at Assumption College in September 2007. They explore various themes and topics, reflecting the diverse perspectives and scholarly discussions that emerged during the event. Each piece contributes to a broader understanding of the subjects addressed, showcasing the intellectual engagement of the participants.

Here is a broad and deep exploration of the many ways that today's Americans are the most and least homeless of the people of the contemporary West

American Political Rhetoric is the only reader designed for introductory classes in American politics and government that is both focused on fundamental political principles and includes nothing but classic examples of our nation's political rhetoric. The fourth edition of this book is completely reorganized, with material both contemporary and classic added to each chapter. The most noteworthy innovations include a separate chapter on gender and the latest Supreme Court opinions on school prayer and abortion.

The book presents a critical examination of postmodern thought, highlighting its flaws and limitations. Peter Augustine Lawler, a noted political theorist, argues against the futility of pragmatism and explores the spiritual emptiness inherent in existentialism. Through a poetic lens, he seeks to achieve a deeper understanding of the postmodern experience, advocating for a return to realism.

American Views of Liberty presents diverse views of the American understanding of human liberty. This book begins rather traditionally with the Declaration of Independence, but with the un-Jeffersonian view that the Declaration's defense of liberty is not free from Christian presuppositions. That public defense differs from Jefferson's private mixture of Epicureanism and secularized Christianity, which is untenable. Attention is then given to the criticisms of American liberty found in four penetrating best-sellers by Bloom, Bellah, D'Souza, and Fukuyama. Liberty as political liberty is examined in The Federalist and George Bush's failed constitutionalism. The noble defense of human liberty against liberalism is displayed through an overview of contemporary conservative factionalism and through Alexis de Tocqueville's criticism of the therapeutic despotism of the administrative state. The guiding intention of this book is to oppose the therapeutic project to put death to death, and so to bring history or human liberty to an end.